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Shin Sol-yi

In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.

Shin Sol-yi (Korean: 신솔이; born 14 July 2004)[1] is a South Korean artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 and 2023 South Korean national all-around champion. She finished 11th in the all-around at the 2021 World Championships, the highest-ever placement for a South Korean female gymnast. She is the 2023 Asian all-around and floor exercise bronze medalist. On the junior level, Shin is the 2017 Asian Junior Championships vault silver medalist. She represented South Korea at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Shin Sol-yi
신솔이
Shin at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameShin Sol-yi
Alternative name(s)Sin Sol-i
Country represented South Korea
Born (2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 20)
Chungbuk, South Korea
HometownChungju
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Head coach(es)Lee Jeong-sik
Former coach(es)Ahn Young-mi
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Singapore Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Singapore All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Singapore Floor Exercise

Early life

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Shin was born on 14 July 2004, in Chungbuk. She began gymnastics when she was in first grade at Namsan Primary School in Chungju.[2] She graduated from Chungbuk Physical Education High School.[3]

Junior career

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Shin competed at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships and won bronze with the Korean team. Individually, she finished seventh in the all-around and won silver on vault. She also competed in the uneven bars and floor exercise finals, finishing sixth and fourth, respectively.[4] Shin won the all-around in the middle school division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism meet.[5][6] She then competed at the 2017 Junior Japan International, where she placed 11th in the all-around and qualified to the uneven bars final, finishing eighth.[7][8]

In 2018, Shin again competed at the Asian Junior Championships and once again won bronze with the Korean team. She did not place in the all-around due to the two-per-country rule, but she qualified for the vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise finals, finishing sixth, fifth, and seventh, respectively.[9] Shin won the middle school division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism meet for a second consecutive year despite minor ankle and calf injuries.[5][6]

Shin finished sixth in the all-around at a 2019 Korean national team selection event with the highest score of the competition on the balance beam.[10] She was named to the Korean team for the inaugural World Junior Championships alongside Hyun Jin-ju and Lee Da-yeong. The team placed 10th,[11] and Shin finished 29th in the all-around.[12]

 
Vault
 
Uneven bars
 
Balance beam
 
Floor exercise
Shin in qualifications at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Senior career

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Shin did not compete in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it would have been her first senior international season.[13]

2021

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Shin won the all-around at the Korean national team selection meet at the end of April ahead of Eom Do-hyun and Yeo Seo-jeong.[14] She won the South Korean Championships all-around title in early May with the highest score on every event except vault, where she had the second-highest score.[15] She then competed at the Korean National Sports Festival where she won gold on the vault and floor exercise and silver in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam, all behind Lee Yun-seo.[16]

Shin was named to the Korean delegation for the 2021 World Championships alongside Lee, Eom, and Lee Da-yeong. At the World Championships, Shin qualified in 14th for the individual all-around final and was first reserve for the floor exercise final.[17][18] In the all-around final, she improved to 11th overall, besting Park Ji-suk's 18th-place finish in 1987 for the highest-ever placement for a South Korean female gymnast in World Championships history.[19][20]

2022

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Shin competed at the Asian Championships and helped South Korea finish second as a team behind China. She did not place in the all-around due to the two-per-country rule despite having the sixth-highest total score. She did qualify for the uneven bars and balance beam finals, finishing seventh and fifth, respectively.[21] She then competed with the South Korean team at the World Championships in Liverpool that placed 13th in the qualification round.[22]

2023

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Shin competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy, helping South Korea win the team silver medal behind Italy. Individually, she placed 13th in the all-around, fifth in the vault final, and sixth in the uneven bars final.[23] She then won the all-around title at the South Korean Championships.[24] Then at the 2023 Asian Championships, she helped South Korea win the silver medal behind China. Individually, Shin won the all-around bronze medal behind Chinese gymnasts Qiu Qiyuan and Zhang Qingying. She then won the bronze medal in the floor exercise final behind Zhang and Emma Malabuyo. She also placed seventh in the vault final, fourth in the uneven bars final, and eighth in the balance beam final.[25]

Shin competed at the 2023 World Championships alongside Yeo Seo-jeong, Lee Da-yeong, Lee Yun-seo, and Eom Do-hyun, and they placed 11th in the qualification round.[26] With this result, South Korea earned a team berth for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[27]

2024

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Shin won the gold medal in the all-around at the Korean National Team Selection competition, leading to her selection for the 2024 Summer Olympics team alongside Eom Do-hyun, Lee Da-yeong, Lee Yun-seo, and Yeo Seo-jeong.[28] At those Olympics, she placed 52 in the all-around, finishing 47th on uneven bars, 53rd on balance beam, and 50th in the floor exercise.[29]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2017
Asian Junior Championships   7   6 4
Japan Junior International 11 8
2018
Asian Junior Championships   6 5 7
2019 Korean National Team Selection 6
World Junior Championships 10 29
Senior
2021 Korean National Team Selection  
South Korean Championships  
Korean National Sports Festival          
World Championships 11 R1
2022
Asian Championships   7 5
World Championships 13
2023 City of Jesolo Trophy   13 5 6
South Korean Championships  
Asian Championships     7 4 8  
World Championships 11
2024 Korean National Team Selection  
Olympic Games 12

Source:[13]

References

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  1. ^ "52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 29 September 2023. p. 173. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Shin Solyi - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ Hyeon-gu, Jang (16 April 2023). "신솔이, 전국종별체조선수권 여자 일반부 4관왕(종합)" [Shin Sol-yi wins 4 gold medals in the women's general division at the National Gymnastics Championships (all-around)]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 May 2017). "2017 Asian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b Byun, Dong-min (3 September 2018). "[인터뷰] 예성여중 신솔이, "오직 금메달을 따기 위해 최선을 다하겠다."" [[Interview] Yesung Girls' Middle School Shin Sol-yi, "I will only do my best to win the gold medal."]. Associated Press of Sports Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b Byun, Dong-min (3 September 2018). "[인터뷰] 예성여중의 안영미 코치, "신솔이는 의지력이 강하다."" [[Interview] Yesung Girls' Middle School’s coach Ahn Young-mi, "Shin Sol-yi has a strong willpower."]. Associated Press of Sports Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. ^ "2017 International Junior Gymnastics Competition Individual All-Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Japan Gymnastics Association. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ "2017 International Junior Gymnastics Competition Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Japan Gymnastics Association. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 April 2018). "2018 Asian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 May 2019). "2019 Korean National Team Selection Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  11. ^ "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Gyor (HUN), 27 June - 30 June 2019 Women's Team Final Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  12. ^ "1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Gyor (HUN), 27 June - 30 June 2019 Women's All-Around Final Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  13. ^ a b Hopkins, Lauren. "Shin Sol Yi". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  14. ^ Bae, Bae-taek (3 May 2021). "2021년도 기계체조 국가대표 선발 명단 확정" [2021 national gymnastics team selection list confirmed]. Associated Press of Sports Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 May 2021). "2021 South Korean Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 October 2021). "2021 Korean National Sports Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  17. ^ Jang, Hyeon-goo (21 October 2021). "신솔이, 체조세계선수권 여자 개인종합 11위…이윤서는 13위" [Shin Sol-yi placed 11th in the women's individual all-around at the World Gymnastics Championships...Lee Yoon-seo is 13th]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  18. ^ Brodsky, Samantha (26 October 2021). "It's Easy (Come, Easy Go) to Enjoy This Gymnast's Bohemian Rhapsody Floor Routine at 2021 Worlds". PopSugar. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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  27. ^ "Rendez-vous Paris 2024: See who qualified to the women's team competition!". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  28. ^ "신솔이, 여자 기계체조 대표 선발전서 1위…여서정 3위" [Shin Sol-yi takes first place in the women's artistic gymnastics national team selection competition... Yeo Seo-jeong 3rd place]. Hankyung (in Korean). 23 March 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  29. ^ "SHIN Solyi - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
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